Things to Do in Queen Margaret University Queen Margaret University Drive Old Craighall Musselburgh East Lothian
50 attractions and days out
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Trampoline & Bounce Parks
AirHop Adventure & Trampoline Park Edinburgh
Bounce into action at Edinburgh's premier indoor trampoline venue, featuring high-flying fun zones for all ages with baby changing facilities and assistance for guests requiring extra support.
Trampoline & Bounce Parks
Jump In Trampoline Arena Edinburgh
Bounce into action at this Edinburgh trampoline park featuring accessible facilities, onsite parking and snacks to refuel after all that jumping fun for the whole family.
Indoor Soft Play
Jamboree Adventure Soft Play
Located at Musselburgh Sports Centre, this indoor play venue offers active fun for kids with climbing frames, slides and activity zones. Note that facilities are limited, with no baby changing areas or wheelchair access available.
Historic Houses & Gardens
Newhailes House and Gardens Musselburgh
This National Trust Scotland estate near Edinburgh offers families historic rooms to explore, expansive grounds for wandering, and facilities including baby changing areas and ramps.
Cinema & Theatre
ODEON Edinburgh Fort Kinnaird
Catch the latest blockbusters on seven big screens at this Fort Kinnaird cinema, complete with accessible facilities and family-friendly amenities including baby changing rooms.
Beaches & Coastline
Portobello Beach
This sandy stretch along Edinburgh's coast offers classic seaside fun for families, with wheelchair access and space to enjoy your own picnic by the waves.
Trampoline & Bounce Parks
Orcadia Trampoline Centre
Jump into action at this Edinburgh trampoline park featuring floor-level bounce zones and soft play areas for younger children, plus an onsite restaurant and full accessibility for wheelchair users.
Parks & Play Areas
Dalkeith Country Park
This expansive estate near Edinburgh features the impressive Fort Douglas adventure playground alongside beautiful parkland perfect for family picnics, with facilities including a restaurant and accessible amenities throughout.
High Ropes & Aerial Trails
Go Ape Dalkeith
Experience aerial excitement at this woodland adventure park featuring high-wire obstacles and ziplines through the trees, with wheelchair-friendly access and facilities for families with young children.
Indoor Soft Play
Tumbles at Portobello
This wheelchair-accessible soft play venue in Portobello features an onsite restaurant and convenient parking, perfect for energetic youngsters to burn off steam whatever the weather.
Laser Tag Arenas
Edinburgh Combat Challenge
Battle it out in thrilling laser tag combat at this action-packed Lugton Bogs venue, perfect for energetic families seeking an adrenaline-fuelled adventure with onsite parking and snacks available.
Museums & Galleries
Prestongrange Museum
This East Lothian heritage site welcomes families with full accessibility, picnic areas, and dining options. Well-equipped facilities include baby changing rooms and plenty of parking.
Swimming & Leisure Centres
Royal Commonwealth Pool and Clambers
Edinburgh's lively aquatic centre features twin swimming pools alongside Clambers indoor play zone, with onsite dining, parking and family-friendly facilities including baby changing areas.
Parks & Play Areas
Holyrood Park
This sprawling Edinburgh parkland welcomes families with prams, dogs and wheelchair users to explore its natural landscapes and historic trails, complete with baby changing facilities for little visitors.
Indoor Soft Play
Clown Around Indoor Play Centre
This Edinburgh soft play venue features an action-packed play frame with trampolines and a dedicated sensory room, plus onsite parking and a café serving meals and snacks.
Castles & Palaces
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Step into Scotland's royal residence at the foot of the Royal Mile, where families can explore grand state apartments and historic chambers with a complimentary audio guide. Facilities include a restaurant, accessible toilets and baby changing areas.
Museums & Galleries
Dynamic Earth
Journey through Earth's 4.5 billion year story at Edinburgh's immersive science centre, where hands-on exhibits bring volcanoes, polar ice caps and prehistoric creatures to life in a wheelchair and pushchair-friendly environment.
Museums & Galleries
The Museum of Edinburgh
Discover Edinburgh's fascinating local history at this characterful Royal Mile museum, housed in a historic building with family facilities including baby changing, though access is limited for wheelchairs.
Museums & Galleries
The People's Story Museum
Discover how ordinary Edinburgh residents lived, worked and played through the centuries at this engaging Royal Mile museum celebrating everyday life in the city.
Parks & Play Areas
Meadows and Bruntfield Links
Expansive green space along Melville Drive perfect for family picnics, with onsite dining options and toilets available, though accessibility is limited for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Museums & Galleries
Dovecot Studios
Discover contemporary tapestry weaving at this unique working studio and gallery, complete with wheelchair access, onsite dining, and convenient nearby parking on Infirmary Street.
Indoor Soft Play
Wonder World Soft Play Edinburgh
Kids can race around the go-kart track or climb through exciting soft play equipment at this Easter Road venue, which also serves food and snacks to keep energy levels high.
Sightseeing & Attractions
The Chocolatarium
Journey through cocoa's fascinating story at this interactive Edinburgh experience, where you'll explore chocolate-making traditions and enjoy delicious tastings along the way.
Trampoline & Bounce Parks
Ryze Edinburgh - Xtreme Air Sports
Bounce your way through an enormous indoor trampoline arena spanning thousands of square feet, perfect for active families seeking high-energy fun with onsite dining and parking.
Museums & Galleries
Museum of Childhood Edinburgh
Step back in time on the Royal Mile to explore how children played and lived throughout history, with fascinating collections of toys and games spanning multiple generations in this nostalgic family museum.
Museums & Galleries
St Cecilias Hall Museum of Instruments
Discover a fascinating collection of historic musical instruments in Edinburgh's oldest purpose-built concert hall, with wheelchair access and family facilities available throughout your visit.
Boat Tours & Cruises
Mercat Tours
Discover Edinburgh's spine-tingling tales and macabre history on guided walking tours that children find thrillingly disgusting, exploring the city's darker side through captivating storytelling.
Boat Tours & Cruises
Sandemans Edinburgh Free Tour
Discover the historic heart of Scotland's capital on a guided walking tour from the iconic Tron Kirk, exploring Old Town's famous landmarks and hidden gems along the Royal Mile.
Pottery & Ceramic Painting
Doodles Ceramics Workshop
Unleash your family's artistic side by decorating ceramic pieces at this welcoming Edinburgh studio, where snacks fuel creativity and everyone from budding artists to experienced crafters can enjoy hands-on pottery painting.
Cinema & Theatre
Vue Edinburgh Omni Centre
Catch the latest blockbusters at this modern multiplex cinema in Leith Street's entertainment complex, featuring weekend children's screenings, snacks to buy, and wheelchair-accessible facilities.
Boat Tours & Cruises
Blair Street Vaults
Venture beneath Edinburgh's historic Old Town to explore atmospheric underground chambers with spine-chilling tales from the city's darker past on this guided vault tour.
Sightseeing & Attractions
The Real Mary Kings Close
Explore Edinburgh's fascinating hidden chambers beneath the Royal Mile, where costumed guides bring centuries of stories to life in this atmospheric subterranean tour experience.
Trails & Treasure Hunts
The Edinburgh Treasure Trail
Team up with your loved ones for a puzzle-solving adventure along Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile, where clues and riddles guide your 1.75-mile journey through the city's famous streets.
Cinema & Theatre
Blue Badge Bunch
This inclusive Edinburgh venue welcomes families with excellent accessibility features including wheelchair access, baby changing facilities, and pushchair-friendly spaces throughout.
Adventure & Activity Centres
Brick Fest Live Edinburgh
Build, play and explore at this American brick-building spectacular making its UK debut, where families can construct epic creations and let imaginations run wild at the Royal Highland Centre.
Food & Drink Experiences
Cocktail Mafia
This wheelchair-accessible cocktail bar on Charlotte Lane serves creative drinks in a stylish setting, though families should note there are no baby changing facilities and limited pushchair access.
Escape Room Challenges
Escape The Past
Challenge your family's problem-solving skills in this immersive escape room adventure located in Basement 1, featuring full accessibility for wheelchairs and pushchairs plus baby changing facilities.
Food & Drink Experiences
Kidz Brunch Club
Enjoy a family-friendly dining experience at Brewhemia's Kidz Brunch Club, featuring fully accessible facilities with baby changing areas and pushchair-friendly spaces throughout.
Food & Drink Experiences
The Cauldron Co. Edinburgh
Step into a magical potion-making experience where dining meets wizardry on Frederick Street. Mix molecular cocktails and sample fantastical food in this enchanting interactive venue for families with older children.
Theme Parks & Funfairs
Fayre Play
Edinburgh's Fayre Play offers family entertainment with baby changing facilities available, though access may be limited for wheelchairs and pushchairs in some sections.
Sightseeing & Attractions
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Brave souls can experience Scotland's darkest history through 80 minutes of live actors, special effects and spine-chilling storytelling at this theatrical underground attraction.
Sightseeing & Attractions
Huntfun Edinburgh
Explore Edinburgh's historic streets through an interactive treasure hunt that transforms sightseeing into a thrilling family quest starting from Waverley Station.
Boat Tours & Cruises
City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop On Hop Off Tour
Explore Edinburgh's UNESCO-listed Old and New Towns at your own pace aboard an open-top bus, with wheelchair access and baby facilities available throughout this family-friendly sightseeing experience.
Boat Tours & Cruises
The Ghost Bus Tours, Edinburgh
Experience Edinburgh's darkest secrets and most chilling locations aboard this theatrical horror-comedy bus tour departing from Deacon Brodies Tavern, combining spine-tingling tales with entertainment.
Boat Tours & Cruises
The Cadies and Witchery Tours
Explore Edinburgh's sinister secrets and spine-chilling history on this acclaimed walking tour that reveals the city's most haunted tales and macabre past in atmospheric Old Town streets.
Museums & Galleries
Museum on the Mound
Explore fascinating exhibitions covering currency, technology, and crime through the ages at this free Edinburgh museum housed in a historic banking hall on the famous Mound.
Museums & Galleries
National Mining Museum Scotland
Step into Scotland's coal mining heritage at this award-winning colliery attraction where interactive exhibits and original machinery bring industrial history vividly to life for all ages.
Sightseeing & Attractions
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
Experience Edinburgh from a unique perspective across six levels of mind-bending optical tricks, holograms and interactive exhibits on the historic Royal Mile.
Museums & Galleries
National Galleries Scotland: National
Scotland's premier art museum welcomes families with wheelchair hire, baby facilities and pushchair-friendly galleries showcasing world-class paintings and sculptures in Edinburgh's historic heart.
Museums & Galleries
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait
Discover Scotland's finest portrait collection in this fully accessible Edinburgh gallery, where families with pushchairs and wheelchairs can easily explore centuries of faces and stories.
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